King James Version
1 Samuel 26:1 in the King James Version says “And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before ...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?”
1 Samuel 26:1 · KJV
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“which is before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
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